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Germany baby deaths: Mother admits deaths of eight newborns
A woman aged 45 has admitted involvement in the deaths of eight newborn babies whose corpses were found in a house in the southern state of Bavaria last year. Andrea G's lawyer told a court in Coburg that she had wrapped the babies up in towels and hidden them whether they showed signs of life or not. The bodies were found...
First pictures of teenager after sudden deaths at Scotland’s T in the Park festival
TRIBUTES have been paid to two teenagers who died at Scotland's biggest music festival, T in the Park. The pair have been named locally as Megan Bell and Peter MacCallum, both 17, as investigations are launched into their deaths. Miss Bell and Mr MacCallum died on the same night, at the hugely popular event in Strathallan...
Iraq sees worst bombing since invasion with 250 deaths
The death toll from Sunday's suicide bombing in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, has risen to 250, the Iraqi government says, making it the deadliest such attack since the 2003 US-led invasion. A lorry packed with explosives was detonated in the Karrada district while families were shopping for the holiday marking the end of...
Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: Deaths rise to 42 as Turkey mourns
Turkey has observed a national day of mourning after a gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport killed 42 people, including 13 foreign nationals. Three attackers arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance late on Tuesday. They blew themselves up after police fired back. Officials earlier...
Ikea recalls Malm drawers in North America after child deaths
Ikea is recalling 29 million Malm chests of drawers in North America after the deaths of three children in the US. The Swedish furniture retailer has stopped selling the drawers in the US and Canada after they toppled over and crushed the children. Initially, Ikea warned customers to use wall mounts with them, but a third death...
Mount Everest: Thirty climbers sick on Everest after two deaths
About 30 climbers have suffered frostbite or become ill on Mount Everest after two others died, apparently from altitude sickness. Two Indian climbers have also been reported missing in the mountain's so-called "death zone" near the summit. However the mountain's most successful female climber reached...
Experts: Safety protocols should have prevented Amtrak crash deaths
Joe Carter was known as the railroad engineer who could thread a needle with a backhoe. He was on his machine last Sunday morning when a southbound Amtrak train barreled down the track at 106 mph near Chester, Pa., and caught Carter and his colleague Peter Adamovich in an area they likely thought had been shut down by...